Agronomy Manager at Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd

• A market leader in agrochemical products is seeking an Agronomy Manager to be responsible for developing and executing agronomic and marketing strategies to drive portfolio growth, provide technical leadership, and deliver innovative crop nutrition solutions aligned with market and customer needs.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a postgraduate qualification in Agronomy, Soil Science, Crop Science, or a related agricultural discipline (M.Sc. or PhD strongly preferred), with a strong grounding in soil fertility, plant nutrition, and crop physiology
• Minimum 8 years’ relevant experience in Agronomy, Crop Nutrition, or Technical-Commercial roles within the agricultural sector, preferably with exposure to fertilizer and/or bio-stimulant portfolios
• Proven track record of developing and executing agronomic strategies that drive commercial growth and deliver measurable customer value
• Demonstrated ability to translate scientific principles and research into practical, field-ready solutions and differentiated product positioning
• Experience in overseeing or managing technical programmes, field trials, and product performance validation under local conditions
• Strong experience building partnerships with research institutions, universities, and key opinion leaders in the agricultural sector
• Proven ability to engage effectively with growers, agronomists, and commercial teams to influence adoption and build long-term partnerships
• Experience in agricultural marketing, including portfolio positioning, pricing, segmentation, and go-to-market strategy development
• Working knowledge of digital agronomy tools, precision agriculture technologies, and data-driven decision-making in crop production
• Excellent strategic thinking, leadership, communication, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience in mentoring and developing teams

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing comprehensive agronomic and marketing strategies to drive profitable growth of the fertilizer and bio-stimulant portfolios.
• Championing and embedding an advanced agronomic model, translating soil chemistry, plant physiology, and data-driven insights into practical, high-impact customer solutions.
• Aligning portfolio positioning, product offerings, and value propositions with local market requirements, customer needs, and regulatory environments.
• Translating agronomic insights into differentiated product positioning and compelling value propositions tailored to local cropping systems.
• Overseeing and managing technical programmes and field demonstrations to validate product performance under local conditions.
• Leading the development and delivery of technical agronomy training, tools, and support frameworks for regional sales and technical teams.
• Establishing and nurturing strategic partnerships with research institutions, universities, and key opinion leaders.
• Leading marketing strategy and campaign development, including pricing, segmentation, and go-to-market approaches based on robust market and customer analysis.
• Providing strategic direction for field execution models and delivering high-level technical-commercial support to key customers and strategic accounts.
• Developing commercial sales tools, playbooks, and farmer-focused messaging by converting agronomic insights into actionable value-selling frameworks.
• Aligning agronomic and commercial strategies with execution across distributors, retailers, and large-scale farming operations while incorporating customer and channel feedback.
• Shaping the innovation pipeline in collaboration with R&D by identifying agronomic needs and market gaps.
• Overseeing the strategic deployment and optimisation of digital agronomy platforms, data-driven decision tools, and precision agriculture strategies adapted to local farming practices.
• Driving the development of integrated, end-to-end crop nutrition solutions that connect field-level insights with portfolio offerings to deliver measurable on-farm impact.
• Fostering cross-functional collaboration with business units, R&D, and regulatory teams, representing the company at industry conferences and forums, and mentoring and developing agronomic and marketing talent.